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Objectives. The objective of this study was to find out how happy young adults are and what factors their happiness consists of. In addition, the aim was to find out whether there are differences in happiness between young adults with and without a family and between women and men. The main background theories of this study are the theory of self-determination and the basic psychological needs. These theories suggest that people are at their happiest when they can follow their inner motivation and feel they are voluntary, capable and that they belong. Previous studies have shown that young adults living in a welfare state are on average quite happy and satisfied with their lives. The most important aspects of happiness are family, relationships, health, and a sense of competence. Methods. The survey was conducted with an online questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of three areas after the background information area. The first part studied positive emotions, the second part studied life satisfaction and the third part studied factors affecting happiness. 55 people answered, of which 52 young adults were included in the processing of the material. The average age of the participants was 28.9 years. 41 of them were women, 10 were men and one was other-gendered. The quantitative results of the study were treated with average analysis and the qualitative results with content analysis. Results and conclusions. In general, the participants were quite happy. Positive feelings were experienced more often than negative ones, and the life satisfaction rate was 3.8 on a scale of 1 to 5. When comparing groups, young adults with families were slightly happier than young adults without families, and men were happier than women. The most important factors affecting happiness were children, friendships, life partner, love and family. In the light of this study, it can be said that young adults are generally happy. In addition, starting a family has a positive effect on happiness, although it reduces the importance of other happiness-affecting factors.